diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
index 3f87fcec8454..e0040aecd67a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@ @implementation RCTParagraphTextView {
   CAShapeLayer *_highlightLayer;
 }
 
+- (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
+{
+  return nil;
+}
+
 - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
 {
   if (!_state) {